Binyavanga Wainana was a brilliant writer and sharp thinker, creative and unruly.
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Arts, Culture and Sport Tribute to Kenyan author and LGBTQI+ activist Binyavanga Wainaina
We mourn the passing of African literary force and LGBTQI+ activist Binyavanga Wainaina. The Caine prize winner has passed away at the age of 48 after suffering from a stroke.
Arts, Culture and Sport Ghana hosts first ever Africa Women’s Sports Summit
African female sports journalists gathered at the first ever Women’s Sports Summit in Accra, Ghana. The theme “Take your Place” was chosen to encourage young, aspiring female journalists to take up opportunities and thrive in the male-dominated field of sports journalism.
Arts, Culture and Sport ‘In the Abundance of Water, the Fool is Thirsty’: Bob Marley and the Pan-African Dream
In the first part of a series, Yaw Adjei-Gyamfi considers why the music and message of Bob Marley still ring fresh to our ears and minds, many years after his death.
Arts, Culture and Sport Repatriation: why Western museums should return African artefacts
The power to select, name and decide the meaning of these items makes Europeans the authors of African history.
Arts, Culture and Sport Neglect of African medicine and medicinal plants
Statistics show that at least 70% of the Kenyan population still use traditional medicine. However, if this form of health care is to succeed and endure, especially when practiced in tandem with Western medicine, a serious look at legislation and the regulatory framework is needed.
Arts, Culture and Sport Rihanna becomes the first black woman to create a luxury brand with LV
Singer, fashion trendsetter, philanthropist and entrepreneur Rihanna has become the first black woman to launch a brand under Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH). Furthermore this will be the first time Chief Executive officer, Bernard Arnault, will launch a new brand under the parent company since Christian Lacroix in 1987.
Arts, Culture and Sport Zambia’s Mbozi Haimbe is the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner
Mbozi Haimbe has won the Africa Region 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her short story “Madam’s Sister.” She is the second Zambian to receive a Commonwealth Prize, after Ellen Banda-Aaku in 2007 for “Sozi’s Box” in the now defunct Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
Arts, Culture and Sport Chadwick Boseman to play the first African Samurai
Chadwick Boseman, the star of Black Panther, has signed on to portray Yasuke, a native of Portuguese Mozambique who became the first African samurai. The movie, which is set in the 16th century, is based on a true story.